Mangahelpers Translationshttps://mangahelpers.com/translators/rss2009-12-20T20:00:16+00:00/favicon.icoMangaHelpers Adminsadmin@mangahelpers.comhttps://mangahelpers.com/t/amzy/releases/18414[English] [Translation] Baccano! 1931 The Grand Punk Railroad 4 by Amzy2009-12-20T20:00:16+00:00Amzyadmin@mangahelpers.comReserved for Vagrant Scans Translation checked by Elkin
Baccano! Chapter 4
107 ― 1931年12月31日 夕刻 December 31, 1931. Evening. シカゴ―ニューヨーク間 某所 Somewhere between Chicago and New York
― あー…せめて Good grief…
― 一箇所に纏まっていてくれたら楽だったんですけどね They could’ve at least gathered everything in one place to make things easier on us.
― 不謹慎ですよ This is just sloppy.
― プロローグIV:「不死者」たち Prologue IV: The “Immortals”
108 ― んー…硬い事言わないで下さい Mm… But please don’t gripe about it.
― それより Anyway,
― 我々が揃ってここに呼ばれた理由は何ですか？ Why were we called out here in the first place? 本来なら別の部署の連中の仕事でしょう This post was supposed to be covered by some other guys, wasn’t it?
― えー…まあ Yes… Well, はっきり言うと乗客名簿にいたんですよ To get straight to the point, their names were on the passenger list.
109 ― いたって…「不死者」がですか？ “Their” names… You mean the “immortals”’?
― えー… Yes… 不死者の特徴覚えてますか？ Do you remember what an immortal is?
― はい That I do.
110 ― 一つ「年も取らず どれほど肉体が傷つけても 頭部を中心として完全に再生する事」 Firstly, “they don’t age, and no matter what the extent of their injuries, they’ll completely regenerate with their heads as the central point” .
― 一つ「唯一の例外は不死者同士で殺しあった場合で この場合は相手の頭を右手で掴み 相手を食う事を願えば その右手の中に吸収されて死を迎える」 Secondly, “the only exception to the rule is that an immortal can be killed by another immortal. In this case, the immortal places his or her right hand on the other’s head and wishes to devour that person. Then the other person will be absorbed into the immortal’s right hand and die”.
― 一つ「吸収した側は 相手の持っていた知識を 全て自分のものとできる」 Thirdly, “the party will acquire all of the knowledge of the person he or she has absorbed”.
― 一つ「不死者同士 あるいは公共の登録で 偽名を名乗る事できない」 Fourthly, “they can’t assume a false name on the public register or toward other immortals”.
111 ― 以上です That is all.
― あー… そんな厳密に暗誦しなくても Yeah… But you don’t have to recite it word for word, you know.
ｔｘｔ：反復の呪いでもかかってるんですか？ Did someone cast a curse of repetition on you or something?
― まあ ですから Anyhow, since that’s the case, 乗客名簿とかには本名を書かざるを得ないって事ですからして… they’d be using their real names on the passenger list.
― それでその不死者は？この事件に関わっているんですか？ So what about these immortals? Are they somehow connected to this incident?
SFX whooosh ― んー… Mm… それは今 ドナルドが調べてます Donald’s looking into that right now.
112 ― 発覚が遅れた分 We discovered it too late.
― 我々は後手に回ってしまいました We’re left in the dust.
― ―― 一体何が起こったというのだ？ …Just what the hell happened here? SFX thump
113 ― part2:「錬金術師」 Part 2: “The Alchemists”
― まったく、世の中が上手く行き過ぎて 怖いぐらいだ。 Really, it’s almost scary how things go so well in this world.
― 私の元に二通の手紙が舞い込んだ。 差出人は二通とも古い知人から。 両方ともNY（ニューヨーク）から送られていた。 I received two letters out of the blue. They were both from some old acquaintances of mine. Both letters arrived from New York.
― 一通は錬金術師仲間の マイザーからだった。 One letter was from Maiza, a fellow alchemist.
― 手紙には 「セラードの存在が消滅した。 だから安心して暮らしてくれ」 との内容がしたためられていた。 In the letter, he wrote: “Szilard’s existence has been erased from this world, so you can live without any worries now.”
114 ― セラード・クェーツ 200年前に 我々が「不死」を手に入れた時、 即座に裏切って仲間を食い始めた 糞爺の名だ。 Szilard Quates. That is the name of the despicable old man who betrayed us right after we achieved immortality and he began devouring our comrades 200 years earlier.
― おかげで仲間は散り散りとなり、 現在では「共食い」を恐れて ひっそりと暮らしている者が殆どだ。 無論、私も含めてだが。 Because of him, our comrades scattered. Now the few that remain are living out their lives quietly, fearing this “cannibalism”. Naturally, this includes me as well.
― まったく、余計な事を してくれたものだ。 あの時、セラードが 早まっていなければ――― Honestly, what a nuisance he was. If Szilard hadn’t acted so rashly at that time…
115 ― ――今頃は、 私が全員を喰らい尽くせていたものを。 Then I would’ve been able to devour everyone by now.
― 当時はそんな事など微塵も考えてはいなかった。 だが、一緒に逃げた錬金術師の仲間と暮らした日々が、 私の考えを大きく変質させていった。 Back then, I would’ve never even thought about such things. But that all changed during the time I lived with another alchemist I had fled with.
― 奴は最初こそ私に対して優しかったが、 At the beginning, he treated me well.
― 次代にそのおぞましい本性を表し始めた。 After a while, though, his true, repulsive nature started to show.
116 ― 幾ら傷つけても再生する身体を 弄ぶように、 時には実験を行うように、 For his own sick pleasure and an occasional experiment,
― 「奴」は私の身体を いたぶり続けた。 “He” continued torturing and torturing this body of mine that would heal no matter what the injury.
― 不死になったところで、 痛覚までは無くならないというのに。 I may be immortal, but I still feel pain.
― 奴は、口では様々な理由をつけて その行為を正当化しようと していた。 He justified his actions with many reasons.
― そして当時の私は それにころりと騙された。 And back then, I was easily fooled by his words.
― あるいは理解していたのかも しれないが、拒絶すれば さらに恐ろしい事になるような 気がしていたのかもしれない。 I might’ve accepted his reasoning, or I might’ve just believed that even worse things awaited me if I had opposed it.
― その痛みから逃げ出そうにも、 当時の私は、 一人で生きていく為の知恵も勇気も 持ち合わせてはいなかったのだ。 Even if I was able to escape from my suffering, I possessed neither the knowledge nor the courage to survive on my own.
― 歪んだ日々を送る最中、 ある夜、奴は私を食おうとした。 Those twisted days continued on and then one night he tried to devour me.
117 ― 目覚めていた私は 幸運だったのかもしれないし、 It may have been pure luck that I was awake,
― あるいは近い内にこうなる事が 解っていたのかもしれない。 or I might’ve known that it was coming soon.
― 頭に迫る右手を払いのけた私は 奴と激しく揉み合い、 一瞬早く私の右手が奴の額を捉えていた。 I pushed away his right hand as it approached my head and as I violently struggled with him, I saw my chance and quickly seized his forehead with my right hand.
― 次の瞬間には、 私は奴の全てを 己の掌に吸い込んでいた。 In the next instant, I was drawing his entire being into my palm.
― 身体も、 記憶も、 心でさえも。 His body, his memories, and even his thoughts were all absorbed.
118 ― そこからが地獄だった。 It was Hell from that moment on.
― 奴の知識の中に見たものは、 私に対する 歪みきった感情と、 Inside his mind, I saw his warped feelings toward me…
― いつか私に 「食われる」のではないか という恐怖だけだった。 …and his fear of being “eaten” by me someday.
― 結局私は奴の歪んだ欲望の はけ口でしかなく、 信頼など欠片も存在しなかったのだ。 In the end, I was nothing more than a tool for his twisted desires. He didn’t trust me in the least bit.
― 自分が最も見たくなかった物が、 吐き気を催すようなヴィジョンが 自分の記憶として頭の中に食い込んでくる。 The things I least wanted to see, the visions that made me sick to the stomach encroached into my mind.
― 裏切られた感情と、 裏切った相手の記憶。 The feelings of being betrayed and the memories of the betrayer.
― この相容れない二つを 併せ持つ苦悩の中で、 私は今まで生き続けてきたのだ。 I’ve continued to live all this time in the agony born from possessing these two conflicting feelings.
119 ― 私はこの世に生きる連中が 如何に卑怯で汚く矮小な存在かを 思い知らされた。 I realized just how pathetic, filthy, and puny people’s existences are in this world.
― 何時しか私は、 自分の欲望に忠実に生きる セラードに憧れすら抱いていたが、 あの糞爺は私の事など 餌ぐらいにしか思っていなかっただろう。 Szilard was a man who devoted himself to his passions and I used to look up to him, but that damn old man probably only saw me as his food.
― それでいい。 私もこの世の自分以外の存在は、 全て自分の餌だと思う事にした。 That’s fine with me. I’ve decided to think of everyone else in this world as my food.
― 世の中の全ての人間を、 自分と同じ肉体とし、 その全てを喰らい尽くしてやろう。 I’ll bestow all the humans in this world with the same flesh as me, then I’ll devour them all.
― その為に私が、 やらなければならない事は、 船に乗っていた仲間を 全て喰らい尽くす事だ。 For that purpose, I must devour all of my comrades who were on that ship.
120 ― 私はマイザーの手紙に返事を書いた。 ただ、会いたいという内容を記して。 I wrote a reply to Maiza’s letter. I only mentioned that I wanted to see him.
― 奴に会う日時は決まっていた。 もう一通の手紙がそれを決定させた。 I picked a date and time to meet him. We agreed on the meeting date in another letter.
― もう一通も、 NY（ニューヨーク）にいる古い知人からだ。 The other letter had also come from an old acquaintance of mine in New York.
― マイザーと通じているのかと思ったが、 どうやら全く別口の用件のようだ。 I contemplated telling Maiza about it, but I decided it was none of his business anyway.
― 手紙の内容は、私の研究の副産物である 「爆薬」を所望するというものだった。 The contents of that letter requested some “explosives” that were a side-product from my research.
121 ― 渡りに船だ。 Talk about a stroke of luck.
― 大金が入る上に、マイザー共々 そいつを喰らう事ができる。 On top of earning a vast amount of money, I’ll be able to eat both Maiza and that person.
― マイザーを喰えば、 セラードが貯めた知識も 手に入れられる。 If I devour Maiza, then I’ll also be able to obtain all the knowledge Szilard accumulated.
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122 ― 爆薬を運ぶ列車が決まった。 「フライング・プッシーフット」 ―――鉄道会社とは独立した 一企業が経営する特殊な列車で、 裏では酒の密輸などを行う 便利な列車だ。 I selected a train to transport the explosives: the “Flying Pussyfoot” ---- a unique train that’s managed by an enterprise independent of any railroad corporation, a convenient train which was used to smuggle contraband alcohol.
― 私は家にある金を掻き集め、 大量の爆薬をその列車に 積ませる事に成功した。 I gathered up the money I had at home and successfully loaded a large amount of explosives onto that train.
― 自分の欲望が適う姿を想像し、 I became lost in my fantasies where my wishes came true,
― 気がつくと 私は笑っていた。 And when I came to my senses, I was grinning.
SFX close/click
123 ― part3: 「仮装強盗」 Part 3: “The Masquerading Robbers”
― 1931年12月 カリフォルニア とある坑道の奥 December 1931 Inside a mine in California
SFX thunk thunk
― ねえ アイザック Hey, Isaac.
― 普通は川で金を取るのに People normally look for gold in a river, どうして私達穴を掘ってるの？ so why are we digging a hole?
― ははは Hahaha! ここの連中はみんな金が何処で取れるのか知らないのさ！ That’s only ‘cause the guys here have no idea where to look for the gold!
― っていうか 川で砂金をすくおうとしたら縄張りが云々とかいって怒こられた ‘Sides, if we try panning for gold in a river, we’ll get yelled at about it being someone else’s turf and stuff. しかも知らない人に！！ By a stranger, no less!
― 屈辱だね！ That sure was embarrassing!
124 ― だがしかし！！ However!! 俺はこの廃棄された金坑道の前でムカデを見た On the way to this abandoned gold mine, I saw a centipede!
― しかも脚が何百本もあるドデかい奴だ！ A huge one with hundreds of legs!
― ひゃあ 気持ち悪い！ Eeeek! That’s gross!
― フフフ それがな ミリア Heh heh heh. Did you know, Miria? 東洋ではムカデは金鉱の神様らしい！ Centipedes are Gods of Gold Mines in the Orient!
― そこで俺は確信したね！ここからはわんさかと金が出るって！ After seeing that, I was convinced that we’d be able to find loads of gold here!
― まだ一回も出てないけど凄おい！ We haven’t found a speck of gold yet, but that’s just great!
― そうそう アイザック！ Oh, yes! Isaac! エニスとフィーロから手紙が来てたよ！ We got a letter from Ennis and Firo!
125 ― アイザックさん。ミリアさん。 貴方達二人の事は、 まるで自分の兄弟や 姉妹のように感じられます。 Isaac, Miria, I think of you two as my own brother and sister.
― 結局会う事ができなかった 私の本当の兄弟達。 私が作られる前に存在していたみんな。 彼らの事を考えるととても悲しいけど、 アイザックさんとミリアさんのおかげで、 それを乗り越える事が――― In the end, I wasn’t able to meet my real brothers. Everyone who was created before me. I become very sad whenever I think about them, but thanks to you two I’m able to overcome it----
― ねえねえ アイザック Hey, hey, Isaac. エニスのお兄ちゃん達もう死んじゃったって事なのかなあ… Does this mean that Ennis’s brothers are dead already…?
― そう あれだ！！ I’ve got it!! 「弟が欲しい」って奴だな！ She's saying “I want a little brother”!
― 幸せそうな子供ガママに頼んだりして困られるって奴だね！ She’s like a happy kid asking her mama for a sibling!
― そう それさ！！ Yes, that’s got to be it!!
127 ― そうか じゃあエニスは幸せなんだなあ I see, so that means Ennis is happy.
― 幸せだね！ She must be!
― でも私達 エニスのお母さんじゃないからどうにもできないね But we’re not her mother, so there’s nothing we can do about that.
― うーん それは残念だけど代わりに何かすっげえお土産を持って行こうぜ！ Uh-huh. It really is a shame, so let’s make up for it by bringing her an awesome souvenir instead!
― でもでも私達あんまりお金無いから But we don’t have much money on us.
― お土産 買えないよ So we can’t afford a souvenir.
― そうだなあ You’re right. 今までは金の代わりに採れてた青い石が Up to now, all we’ve been picking up are those blue stones instead of gold.
― 何故か高い値で売れたから食えてたけどお土産を買うとなるとなあ… We’ve been able to feed ourselves by selling them at ridiculous prices for some reason, but I guess we wouldn’t be able to buy a souvenir with them.
SFX aha/thump
128 ― 列車強盗しようぜ！！ Let’s go rob a train!!
― 儲かるらしいし！！ I bet we’ll be able to make lots of money!
― わあ素敵 Oh, that’s wonderful! お金持ちになれるねっ！ We’ll be rich!
― ようし じゃあ前と同じく悪い事したマフィアからお金を奪おう！！ Right! Then let’s go do what we always do and rob those evil-doing mafia members of their money!!
― わあい アイザック 正義の味方！ Wooow! Isaac, you’re an ally of justice!
― ところで 列車強盗ってのは When it comes to train robberies, 「列車で目的地に行って強盗して列車に乗って逃げる」って事だよな？ “Do a robbery when the train reaches its stop and then make a run for it on another train” is what they say, right?
― 違いないね！ No doubt about it!
ｓｆｘ：ボボボ… sizzle sizzle
129 SFX whump
― ひゃあ！ランプが！？ Eeeek! The lamp went out!
SFX tremble tremble
― ままま待て ミリア安心しろ N-N-Now, now. Calm down, Miria. こういう時は下手に動いちゃ駄目だ！ We shouldn’t try to move around in the dark!
― 助けが来るまでここでじっとしているんだ！！ Let’s just patiently wait here until help comes!
― わあ アイザック 頼りになるう！ Oooh! Isaac, you’re so dependable!
― 翌日の晩 The next evening
― そういやよ 向こうの廃坑道で Oh, yeah. In that abandoned tunnel over there,
― 時々瑠璃（ラピスラズリ）を掘ってくる奴らがいただろ？ there were those people who found some lapis lazuli, remember?
130 ― あいつら今朝 担架で運ばれてたよ They were carried off in stretchers this morning.
― 酸欠らしいぜ 昼にはピンピンしてたがな Apparently, they suffered oxygen deprivation. And to think they were so lively earlier in the afternoon.
― へえ Wow. よっぽどすぐに見つけてもらったんだなあ 普通死んでるだろ They were lucky to be found that quickly. Otherwise, they’d be dead by now.
― 男の方が「脚が何百本もあるムカデを見たから金を掘ってた」 “I saw a centipede with hundreds of legs, so I struck gold”… とか言ってたな …is what the guy kept muttering.
― 東洋の宗教だとかなんとか He was talking about an Oriental belief or something or other.
― ムカデ… A centipede…
― ああ あの坑道のヌシの話か Oh, that story about the mine’s guardian spirit?
131 ― ありゃあ ムカデじゃなくて That’s no centipede. ヤスデじゃよ That’s a millipede.
― ヤスデ Millepede 大顎亜門ヤスデ網に属する節 足動物。ムカデとよく見違え られるが、性質はおとなしく、 基本的に草食。体液が有毒だ が、人間を襲う事はない。 Millipede A segmented creature belonging to the class mandibulata diplopoda. It’s often mistaken with the centipede, but it’s more docile and is generally an herbivore. While it can be poisonous, it usually doesn’t attack humans.
― ムカデ Centipede 大顎亜門ムカデ網に属する節 足動物。性質は凶暴。顎に毒 を持ち、小動物を捕食する。 咬まれても死ぬ事はほとんど ないが、ひどく痛むので注意。 Centipede A segmented creature belonging to the class mandibulata chilopoda. It’s an aggressive animal by nature. With its poisonous mandibles, it preys upon small animals. Although it’s very rare to die from being bitten by a centipede, be wary of its painful sting.
― ―――で！！ So! ＮＹ（ニューヨーク）行きの「フライング・プッシーフット」に乗って逃げるって計画だ！！ It’s decided! We’re going to make a run for it on the New York bound train, “Flying Pussyfoot”!
― 完璧だね！ It’s perfect!
132 Top: Baccano! NG
SFX menacing
on top of computer: 大量ムカデ写真 A Bunch of Centipede Pictures
― ムカデとヤスデ Centipedes and Millipedes
―虫嫌いなんですよ。 ただムカデを描けば良いということなら、それなりに誤魔化してそ れっぽいモノを描いたりでもよかったんですが、今回はムカデと ヤスデの違いを描き分かなかればならなくて。資料が欲しかった んでネットで画像を検索したら、画面いっぱいにムカデの写真 がズラーって。卒倒そうになりました。いやー…気持ち悪かった。 一度試しに検索してみてください（笑） I can’t stand bugs. If all I had to do was draw a centipede, then I figured I could get away with drawing something that just looked like it, but it turned out that I actually had to differentiate between a centipede and a millipede. I wanted information so I searched for pictures on the Internet, then a bunch of centipede pictures popped up on my screen. I almost fainted. Man…I was really grossed out. Try looking it up for yourselves sometime. (laugh)
https://mangahelpers.com/t/elkin/releases/7544[English] [Translation] Baccano! 1931 The Grand Punk Railroad 2 by Elkin2008-12-02T11:15:14+00:00Elkinadmin@mangahelpers.comMay be slightly different from the proofread version :)
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Prologue II: 『The Terrorists』 Lit: Terrorist Group
Page 1 29th December 1932, Noon
Comrades It’s a great pity, but---
There is treachery among us.
Page 2 A few days ago, our Great Leader, Huey Laforet, was detained by the government’s dogs
But that is not the issue we face here.
For tomorrow night, we will seize noble Huey from their hands 明晩決行する作戦によってHUEY師は必ず奪還する
SFX: kuruu
The issue here is
Page 3 This betrayer
SFX: ba-shi (slam)
Who disgraces our Master with his very presence!!
I investigated this betrayal very thoroughly myself
But Nevertheless
Huey’s compassion is boundless, And so I shall follow in his footsteps* *Lit: emulate his way of thinking
Page 4 I ask the betrayer 内通者に問う
If you see the errors of your ways 自らの過ちに気付いたなら
To just step forward-- you don’t have to say anything 何も言わず一歩前に出よ
If you were to run away now, how angry and cheated will I be 今を逃せば 以後 如何なら詭弁も悲憤も (?)
when I find out about you afterwards? 私には届かなくなら事と知れ
SFX: suu (lift/swish)
Page 5
SFX: dadann (thud thud/taa-daa)
SFX (left to right): ahhya hya hya hya hya (ahha ha ha ha ha)
Buahhahaha!! Harsh, man! (more common trans: how cruel) Y’guys are laughing too much!!
That’s ’cause, We ain’t the ones laughing, Mr. Neida 笑ってるじゃないですか [NB: Neida-san]
Page 6 Hahaha… …haa~a
To be precise, it’s ‘all you betrayers’[, plural] [NB: Neida is referring to earlier, when Goose addresses ‘the betrayer’.]
Lord Goose [NB: Goose-sama]
I feel kinda sorry about your shabby bluff しょぼいハッタリで カマかけようってのには 恐れ入りましだ
[You must be thinking,] What is happening?* This is outside of Lord Goose’s expectations! なんということでしょう！ これはGOOSE様も想定の範囲外！ *Lit: “What is this?”, am I right?
How do you feel, knowing all your members are traitors? 全員裏切り者だと知ってどう思った？
Page 7 Listen to one last thing I have to say, Neida 最後に一つ聞いておこう愚かなNeida
What can it be, Lord Goose? 何ですかねGOOSE様？
Is the loser preparing for a come-back battle? 敗者復活戦の用意はありませんよ？
You have fallen out of the good graces of Master Huey and I 私やHuey師のことが気に入らないのは良くとしょう
But If any of you have second thoughts about the revolu— だが この後貴様らは如何なる思想の如何にして革（革命）
It sti----nks!!
It’s shmelly* like an old man’s fart**―――！ 古臭ぇ臭いいがプンプンするぜぇーーー！！ * choose childish words ** lit: stinks of antiquated things
Page 8 Your revolution’s impossible!! 革命不可能！！
Think about it Huey, you, us- none of us are allies*! んな事考えてる Hueyにもあんたにも 俺たちゃもう ついていじぇねーんだよ！ * loose translation
We work under the Russo Family 俺達はRusso Family傘下に入る
With our numbers and fire power, taking down every organization ain’t just no dream no more この人数と戦闘力だ組織ごと乗っ取るのも夢じゃね * lit: battle capabilities
No いや
Scarface’s said it- We might just take over the whole of Chicago Scarface (furigana: Capone)がいねえんだ Chicagoと頂くのもありかもな (?)
It’s the era for those who can think ahead, duncha think, Goose? これからはよ 思想より力の時代だぜ？Goose
Page 9 There are limits to how foolish you can be 今更Mafiaの流れに組み込まれようとはな
To join the ranks of Mafia now, of all times. 愚かにも程がある
A [chance/opportunity] to dispose of Al Capone [has sprung up], is it? Al Caponeが脱落したのCHANCEだと？
SFX: zaa (raise/raise quickly) Gasha (chi-chic/sound of machine guns being lifted)
Wrong With this, the Chicago Mafia have lost that [momentary chance/window of opportunity] 逆だ これでChicagoのMafiaどもからは暫くCHANCEが消え去った
Not to mention, rabble like you ましてや貴様らのようなヒヨッコ連中が
won’t even last a day without orders from Master Huey and I Huey師や私の指示無しに一日たりとも
Thanks for the warning 御忠告どうも Man, [he sure is longwinded/he just goes on and on] (small text) 話が長えんだよ(small text)
Is that all you wanted to say? 言い残す事は以上でよろしいですか？
That it’s better to stay with a bunch of potatoes? ご一緒にPotatoはいかがですか？
Page 10 The one thing I said that you called bluff 一つある貴様は私の言葉をハッタリと言ったが
Isn’t exactly [wrong/a bluff] 私は嘘などついていない
Huuuh?
I said so before, didn’t I, Neida? 私は言ったはずだぞ、Neida
That I had run a thorough investigation on the betrayal 私は独自に内通者の存在を調べ上げた
And that there is treachery among us. この中に裏切り者がいるとな
SFX: (left to right) don dodo don don dogaa don (blam blablam blam blam blabam blam) NB: rifles, louder
Page 11 SFX: Kyaaaaaa (Arghhhhh)
Huh……?
Wai-… you guys!? (NB: cut-off ‘wait’)
But They’re traitors against you. もっとも これは貴様に対する裏切りだったわけだが
The thirty people behind you are planning to betray you, and each of them report to me 後ろの三十人はお前が裏切ろうと していると それぞれ報告してくれたよ (?)
SFX: go go go go go go (menace/menacing aura/impending doom)
Page 12 They’re not going to follow you 貴様にはついていけなかったらしい
Page 19 Wearing down each [coil of] rope against the pillar [until it snaps] それそれ縄を柱で擦って切断し
He should be breaking down the door leading out about now 外に通じ扉を 破壊しようと している頃だそう
So that’s why- だったら
[Incidentally/Say], Spike ところでSpike
Your sniping skills haven’t rusted/deteriorated, have they? お前の狙撃の腕は衰えていないだろうな？
Page 20 Yea I guess so はあ そりゃまあ
Shoot the white box by the factory entrance
？？？？
SFX: Gurooo (rumble)
……………………aah (small caps) ……………………ああ
So that’s how [it is/it’s gonna be] そういう事ですか
Understood 了解しました
SFX: don (dramatic sound)
Page 21 What if? What if? What if help will come? もしかしたら もしかしたら 助かるかもしれない
Clinging to this hope そんな希望を 抱きながら
Yes, he—re you go!
Dying in the blink of an eye 一瞬で死んでいけるのは
SFX: dooon (boooom)
All in all, he’s one lucky guy とても 幸せな事だ
Page 22 Isn’t he? そうだろう？
That’s our Lord Goose for you 流石わGoose-sama/dono
Boundless compassion indeed 慈悲深いこってす
SFX: aahaahaahaahaa
Page 23 Failure in this coming battle is not an option Prepare to head towards the Chicago Union Station, as per the plan*-- さて の作戦に失敗は許させん 準備が済み次第CHICAGO-UNION駅まで向かう (?) * or “the next stop down the list” or “next destination” (lit: next in order)
This country definitely needs a rest この国には休息が必要なのだ
Page 24 Master Huey has a vital role to play in achieving this その為にはHUEY師の存在は不可欠だ Lit: Master Huey’s presence is vital in achieving this
‘They shaped passengers aboard the transcontinental express into an invaluable cornerstone for [the sake of] this goal’-- 大陸横断特急の乗客にはその為の価値ある礎となってもらうとしよう (?)
That is what will be engraved on the gravestones of us ‘Lemures’. 我々『幽霊』（レムレース）の墓標の下にな (?)
Page 25 Teenage テぃ―ンエイジ
I had written Neida’s age down as an ‘old man’ in the first stage of his design, but once I learned he was supposed to be a teenager, I made him younger. To about late twenties… NEIDAのDESIGNをした当初は、それなりの歳の『おっさん』を描いていたんですが、実はNEIDAは十代であろと知らせれ若者化。２０代後半だとばかり…https://mangahelpers.com/t/elkin/releases/3163[English] [Translation] Baccano! 1931 The Grand Punk Railroad 1 by Elkin2008-04-25T18:06:58+00:00Elkinadmin@mangahelpers.comEDIT: Domo Scans and DATS should have this out soon, hopefully =9
My Japanese isn't all that good, so there are many places where I'm not sure I've got the translation spot on. So advice, comments and corrections are all very welcome and much appreciated! :)
I don't have the (full) scans for this manga, but if anyone does please send me a note or comment here. Scanlators, I'll check with my friend whether they want to scanlate this or not before opening this up to you guys.
As a side note, it'd be amazing if someone could transcribe this. Typing everything out is driving me up the wall =_=
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Page 1 1930s America was the height of the Golden Age for railways.
Rail to Rail All pathways ran along the tracks 全ての道は線路に道ず
The eternal roads that were developed by and paved with the hopes of the colonists and invaders 開拓者侵略者の慾望を満たし進化し張り巡らされた永久道路は
Would continue delivering the never-ending American dream 果て無きAMERICANDREAMを運び続けている
少なくとも幸せな人々はそう信じていた Or at least, so believed the few lucky people
Page 2-3 31 December 1931, evening
These rail tracks were painted with flesh-coloured blood
This was left by the transcontinental, non-stop express The Flying Pussyfoot
Traces of the baccano (kanji: commotion)
Original work: Narita Ryougo Artist: Ginyuu Shijin Character design: Enami Kashimi
Prologue I: 『Homicidal maniac』
Page 4 30 December 1931, afternoon Somewhere in Chicago Placid Russo’s mansion
SFX: niyashi (smirk/grin)
Page 5 It was the worst day in his life
The Russo Family boss Placid Russo gripped his head in his hand
Page 6 Box: In this era’s America, the trade of alcohol had been prohibited 禁止されており
Box: The rise of Al Capone The great reformation of the underworld caused by Lucky Luciano At the legendary center of these events, Chicago--- LUCKY LUCIANOによろ裏社会の大改革
Box: Gangsters, who had obtained power through secretly manufactured alcohol, were singing eulogies in their heyday 我が世の春を謳歌していた
Box: Russo Family was also one of the organizations dreaming of becoming a legend
Box: But Today They robbed to fulfill a dream And the entirety of the enormous harvest of revenues 叶える為に荒稼ぎした 莫大なアガリが
Box: Was stolen in transit 運送中に丸ごと奪われたのだ
Kaki-n! (Wha-ck!)
Page 7 SFX: Suoo (split into su and oo)
SFX: Gann
Miria: Bring it on!! バッチこーい SFX: Byuu, Bon
Underling: Gua!!? Geh!? Bahah
It was because Babe Ruth and
Box: Babe Ruth (1895-1948) A hero among the American citizens for being a Major League homerun king. Total homeruns: 714. Famous for being predicted to be one of the homerun legends.
Box: Ty Cobb (1886-1961) A famous player rivaling Babe Ruth. Using any means to win, he was ‘the greatest and most despised player in the history of the League’.
Ty Cobb
Page 8 No To be precise, the transporters testified that it was a couple dressed up as the baseball kings
That’s why I said they were idiots. 馬鹿言え
Placid: You shitheads! Turn up the heat on every single couple on the streets tomorrow!! COUPLEというCOUPLEを締め上げてやろ
Ladd: Stop it, Uncle
Ladd: People’ll think it’s the inferiority complex of an unpopular old man. ん---な事したらもてない爺の僻みだと思われちまうぜ
Placid: What, it’s Ladd?
Placid: I don’t have time to deal with you now. Get out of my sight.
Page 9 Ladd: Hey hey hey
Ladd: You’re being hasty 早えーって
Ladd: I was just trying to help? 俺 出番これだけ?
Ladd: Right— Uncle— なあー 叔父きいー
I have no time to spare for my idiotic nephew にかまけている時間は無い (furigana for時間: page)
And the bad news wasn’t just limited to the disguised robber-couple 悪い話は仮装COUPLE強盗だけではなかった
Page 10 Our turf was ravaged We needed to teach the repercussions of their actions and the rules of society シマを荒らしていた はねっかえり共に社会のRULEを教えに行った
To the one leader and his several followers 幹部一名と部下数名が
Page 11 SFX: Doson (kaboom) Para para para (pitter patter of small stuff falling)
Powdered cinders were discovered on the streets 粉々の消し炭になって街外れで発見された (furigana for消し炭: bacon chip (bekonchippu). Lol?)
Page 12 Carelessly thinking it’s just a group of delinquents….? たかが不良の集まりと思って油断したか
Placid: ? Ladd?
Placid: What happened to the guards?
Placid: I clearly told you to get out. Why’re you here! 帰れと言ったはずば なぜここにいろ!
Ladd: You sure are harsh, huh, Uncle? 冷たい事言うなよ
Page 13 Ladd: And Why were there so freakin’ many deaths? てか 何でそんあ余裕ぶっこいちゃってんの
Ladd: Money, money O money, the next most important thing to your precious life 金よカネ あんたの御命様の次に大事な金ちゃんが (money-chan!)
Ladd: Was stolen by others? 他人様に分捕られたんだよ?
Ladd: Burn down the forest, the grass to the very roots and find the culprits 犯人を草の根分け蜜林を焼き尽くして探し出し
Ladd: Wring their throats!! Wring them even when froth comes from their mouths!!! その首を締め上げて 泡を吹いてもまああだ締め上げてえ----
Ladd: Even when their eyeballs are about to pop out, keeeeeep strangling them---!!!! 目ん玉 飛び出しそうになってもまだ締めて
Placid: Don’t lump me together with you 一緒にするな
Placid: You homicidal maniac!
Page 14 Placid: Do you know how much money and effort we’ve had to use to date 貴が今まで戯れに殺したやつの処理に
Placid: Just to deal with your playful killing sprees? いったいどれだけの金と労力を使ったと思っている
Ladd: 564 dollars and 64 cents.
Ladd: Compared to others’ lives that’s just a pittance, innit? 人様の命と比べりゃ端金だろおよ
This man, Ladd Russo, lives to kill この男は殺すために生きている (furigana: Ladd Russo)
Page 15 The happiness from killing Greedily pursuing this feeling 殺しを快楽と感じ それを貪欲に求める
The typical 「horrific killer」 典型的な「殺人鬼」 (English ‘furigana’: horrific killer)
Volunteering himself as an unsavory character This abnormal person 自ら汚れ役を買って出る この異常者は
He was a fool, who Was used as a pruner- an assassin. 馬鹿ではあろが 使いでのあうハサミだった (ハサミ: 殺し屋)* *okay, I know hasami are scissors, but that sounds strange
He didn’t differentiate between men or women, king or queen 男も女も区別無く (furigana: キング, クイーンO.O)
The rules of the game or the order of play didn’t matter 盤面もて順も関係無しに
He crushed them all 打ち砕く
Page 16 Doing one’s hobbies as work doesn’t necessarily bring happiness, said a knower with a smug look. 趣味を仕事にするのは 必ずしも 幸せなことではないと したり顔で識者は言うが
When working, Ladd Russo always had a smile on his face 仕事をしているときのLADD RUSSOはいつも笑顔だ
Like he was happy Like he was happy Like he was happy 嬉しそうに 嬉しそうに 嬉しそうに
Like he was having fun Like he was pleasuring Like he was amused by it Like he was in ecstasy 楽しそうに 快楽しそうに 面白しそうに 恍惚しそうに (NB: all pronounced ‘たのし’)
Scorning Laughing Ridiculing 嘲い 笑い 嗤い (NB: all わらい)
A hedonist 享楽主義者
Page 17 Ladd: Now, now まあまあ
Ladd: I came by with some gooood news! 俺はいーいNEWSをもってきたんだぜえ
Ladd: Hey Wanna hear it? な 聞きたいだろ
Placid: Say what you want to say And leave 言うだけ言え そして帰れ
Ladd: Y’see, Uncle ほら、叔父貴がよ
Ladd: Since you were talking about money troubles 金に困ってるって 言うからよお
Ladd: I will be creating a little ‘incident’ tonight 俺 今晩ちょっと 「事件」 起こしてくるわ
Ladd: If it succeeds, They’ll give it to us- Money! 成功したら 貸してやっからよ 金
Page 18 Ladd: What was it- There’s a special express train that leaves from Chicago Union in the evening 何だっけ 夕方にCHICAGO UNIONから出る特別急行
Ladd: The Flying Pussyfoot!!
Ladd: A non-stop one that goes straight to New York NEW YORK まで NONSTOPで 直行するやつ
Ladd: I’ll be hijacking that And crashing it straight into the heart of Manhattan アレ乗っ取って MANHATTANに突っ込ませるんだ
Placid: Get out
Page 19 Ladd: No no no wait いやいやいや 待てって
Ladd: I haven’t finished Why’re you-- まだ続きが (lit: still have more to say) あんだってばー
SFX: zuruzuru (drag drag OR scrape scrape)
Ladd: Uncle—
SFX: batan (door closing)
If my crazed nephew goes on any longer I’ll be sent to an asylum 狂った甥の相手は病院に任せて話を続けよう (lit: if he continues talking, the person listening to my crazed nephew will be sent to hospital)
Coincidentally today There was no more contact from the hopeless terrorists guys (?) 今日合流するはずだったTERRORIST崩れの連中からも連絡がない
Page 22 It was said that rubble and roasted corpses were tumbling around the rendezvous spot. 待ち合わせ場所には瓦礫としたいのローストが転がっていたそうだ
Placid: Damn it That Neida rascal failed didn’t he!! くそっ NEIDAの野郎しくじりやがったな
SFX: Goo (thumping table)
Placid: In any case, I’m a fool for expecting anything out of those small fry 所詮は雑魚か期待した俺が馬鹿だった
Page 23 Placid: If Neida spilt the beans about our relationship He might turn on us together with the terrorists NEIDAが我々との関係を謳っていたらTERRORIST共に敵意を向けられるかもしれん
Placid: And we won’t be able to crush the group of delinquents 不良集団も 潰さねばならん
Ladd: Y’know— Uncle-- でなーー 叔父貴ーー
Ladd: The thing about crashing the train It’s actually a bluff 乗っ取りってのは それ 実はブラフでよ
SFX: niya niya (grin grin)
Page 24 Ladd: Threaten them first, duncha agree? And if they don’t pay up まず脅すだろ？ それで金払わなかったら
Ladd: We’ll immediately turn it-- into a kidnapping of passengers 乗客の誘拐にソッコーー切り替えってわけよ
Placid: Ladd
Ladd: And Well, as for me? Around half the passengers? Maybe more? で まあアレよ？ 乗客の半分くらい？ もうちょっとか？
Ladd: Can kill ‘em off. 殺せばさ
Ladd: I think the railway company’ll pay us Money, that’s what they’ll pay us 鉄道会社もさ払ってれると思うんだ 金ていうか払うっしょう
Placid: Ladd!
Ladd: I get to kill people and make some cash ----Yeah? 人は殺せる 金は手に入る
Ladd: So to conclude, Uncle サイコーだろ
SFX: Gataa (fury)
Placid: Ladd!!
Page 25 Ladd: Y’know— Uncle— The thing about crashing the train is actually--- でなーー 叔父貴ーー 乗っ取りってのは実は
Placid: La…
Placid: Ladd?
Page 26 White suit: Vicky You’re after me お前は 次だろが (lit: you’re next) *for those who're confused, a bunch of guys dressed up as Ladd to fool Placid
Vicky: Huh? Really? そだっけ
Placid: What! Who’re you guys!! Huuh!? 何だ 貴様らは何なんだ ええっ
Placid: Take these two idiots away!! この馬鹿共を 摘み出せ
Placid: Where’s Ladd! Hey, Ladd!!
Ladd: I’m here, Uncle.
Ladd: Geez— ったくよ
Ladd: Maan~ Just a liiiitle bit more---- (?) もう~ちょおっと だったのによ
Page 27 Ladd: I, chased out time And time again, keep returning, yeah? 追っ払っても 追っ払っても 俺が来るだろ
Ladd: Notice that this house んで気がつくと屋敷は
Ladd: Is full of something! Of Me! なんかもー いっぱい！ 俺で！！
SFX: zoro zoro (shuffle shuffle)
Ladd: So you asked the guard for help, yeah? そしたら警備に助け求めるだろ?
Asked me, dressed up as the guard, for help, yeah? 警備に扮した俺に助け求めちゃうだろ
Ladd: But the guard was really me---!! でも警備も やっぱいり俺
Page 28 Ladd: Surprised, yeah? Crapped your pants, yeah? Completely surrounded by me alone, yeah---? 驚くよなあ？ ビビちもうよなあ？ 一人で俺に開まれちまったらよおーー？
Ladd: My subordinates and friends who share the same hobby as me 部下兼同じ趣味のお友達だ
Ladd: And this girl is Lua
Ladd: My lover and girlfriend and fiancée so treat her well, Uncle. よろしくなあ
Lua: Ah… Um… Hello…… どうも
Ladd: She’s really quiet 気の弱いやつでさ
Ladd: Well
Ladd: That’s what counterbalances my high tension. そのが俺のこのハイテンションと中和されてっつーか
Ladd: Ah— Somehow/that’s why (?) なんつーの
Ladd: We match? お似合い
SFX: guru guru (shake shake)
Page 30 Placid: Shut up!!! SFX: bikuu (shock)
Placid: Get this, you shitty brat!
Placid: Whether it’s kidnapping Or murdering Do whatever you like Die however you like 誘拐でも 殺人でも 勝手にやって 勝手に死ねえ
SFX: zuka zuka
Placid: But Do it as a John Doe who has nothing to do with our organization ただし うちの組とは無関係の名無しとしてな
Placid: Killing is only fun if it’s just something I do for my own pleasure, yeah? Using the organization’s name will ruin the fun, y’know 殺しは自分の快楽のためだけにやるのが楽しいんじゃん？ 組の名前とか使ったら興醒めってやつだよ
Page 31 Placid: If you understand then shut your mouth!! 解ったような 口をきくな SFX: Gashii
Placid: If you like killing so much then become a mercenary and go to the battlefields in South America! そんなに殺したいなら傭兵にでもなって南米の死戦場にでも行ってしまえ
Ladd: That. Calling me mercenary is rather rude, duncha think? それ 傭兵にもの凄く失礼じゃない
Placid: Shut your filthy trap! その汚い口を閉じろ
Placid: Lusting for the pleasure of sneakily hiding while killing strong guys freely on the battlefield 戦場でこそこそ隠れながら強いやつを殺して好きなだけ快楽を貪ってろ
Placid: That’s your wish, isn’t it? それがお前の望みなんだろう
Page 32 Ladd: I get it I get you completely, Uncle… 解ってねえ あんた全然解ってねえよ
Ladd: Battlefields? Out of question 論外
Ladd: That’s the gathering point for soldiers, soldiers あれは戦士が集う場所だよ 戦士 (furigana: soldier)
SFX: Gu gu
Ladd: Guys who kill people in full awareness that they’ll be killed, yeah? 人を殺すために殺される覚悟してる連中だよ
SFX: Mishii (creak)
Ladd: I’m not really interested in killing those kinds of people そんなの殺しても正直面白くもなんとも無いのよ
Ladd: Understand? 解るかい
SFX: kipabeki (finger snapping)
Placid: Aah…
Ladd: Uncle?
Placid: Ggaaaaaaaaaa!!!
Placid: E- Even if I tried to understand I can’t! わっ 解りたくも無いわ
Placid: You’re pissing me off!! 胸糞悪い
Page 33 Ladd: I kill 俺が殺すのは
Placid: Guards… What’re those guards doing! 警備は 警備の連中は何をやっている
Ladd: You put a stumbling block to Luciano’s reforms, yeah? あんたＬＵＣＩＡＮＯの改革にケチつけたんだって なあ?
Ladd: On top of that, the tax office and the cops are keeping an eye on the trouble this time おまけに今回のゴタゴタで税務局も警察も目えつけちまった (警察 furigana: サシ)
Placid: Wha… What--- 何を---
Page 38 Ladd: No matter how things turn out it doesn’t change どっちに転がっても変わんねえ
Ladd: The fact that this family is finished already もうこのFAMILYは終わってんのさ
Placid: That’s… non… sense… デ…タラ…メ…だ
Ladd: You’re going to become the scapegoat あんたはイケニエになるんだ
Ladd: For the sake of freeing Chicago from the hands of the Mafia CHICAGOをMAFIAから解放すろためのな
Ladd: Well It’s not like the sacrifice of a scapegoat like you is gonna to have much of an effect あんた程度の生贄じゃ大した影響はねえだろうけど
Page 39 Ladd: I’ll prepare a rock to clean up your corpse afterwards (?) 死体の後始末もロクにできねーんじゃさ Ladd: Then I can kill merrily without any worries 安心して楽しく殺せねーじゃん
Ladd: If it were the old you You’d probably have recovered by now Bu—t y’know 昔のあんただったら こっからでも持ち直したかもなあ でーもなあ
Ladd: It’s no--t the same そーのザムじゃなあ (?)
Ladd: As hiding in the countryside And spending peaceful times with cute grandsons 田舎に潜伏して 可愛い孫と 静に暮らしたら
Placid: Qu… quickly scram! さ...さっさと 出て行け
Placid: Just why Why did you come here? 大体 何しに来たんだ お前はっ
Page 40 Ladd: Aah--! Yeah, yeah There’s that, that! I almost forgot 忘れるとこっだった
SFX: bikuu (shock)
Ladd: We came in wearing white suits, right? Man, mine sure looks worn-out and all crumpled しろいＳＵＩＴＳくれよ持ってんだろ？ 俺の見ろよクタクタのヨレヨレでよお
Lua: ………….
Ladd: That’s because we’re celebrating my marriage with Lua Though I dunno when we’re gonna marry だからＬＵＡとの結婚祝ってことでさ いつ結婚すっかわかんねえけど
Placid: Come to think of it… Why’re you all そういえば... お前らなんで
Placid: In white? 白いんだ
Page 41 Ladd: I’ll be having a killing spree on the train after this, yeah? これから列車ん中で殺しまくりだぜ？
Ladd: Duncha think it’s cool having them stand out against the white? 白いほが目立ってカッコいいじゃん
Ladd: The bloodstains, that is. 返り血がさあ
Page 42 Ladd: Look, look The size is perfect so it looks great, doesn’t it? これこれ (lit: this, this) サイズぴったりで良かったなあ
Lua: It doesn’t suit you 似合わないわ
Ladd: Wha!? You’re kiddin’ えっ！？ 嘘つ
Page 43 Lua: It’s really unlike you to not kill 殺さないなんて あなたらしくない
Ladd: Ah— It’s about Uncle just now huh あー さっきの叔父貴の事ね
Note: wig
Ladd: I got really worked up when I thought you were talking about the suits, y’know スーツの事 言われてるのかと 思って焦ったよ 俺
Lua: Why? どうして？
Ladd: Hm--… That’s true-- んー… そーだなー
Page 44 Placid: Fuck!
SFX: Dogatsu (kick)
Placid: That shitty Ladd! ラッドのやつめ
Placid: I, Placid, have become weak? このプラチド衰えただと？
Placid: Don’t get cocky just because you knocked out a few guards! 警備をのしたぐらいでいい気になるな！
Placid: There are many excellent underlings… That’s right, I have a lot of them!! 優秀な部下はな大勢… そうだ大勢いるんだ！！
Placid: First it’ll be you bastard, Ladd まずはラッド貴様からだ
Placid: Next we’ll kill Luciano! 次はルちゃーノを殺す！
Placid: The Russo Family will live on forever!! RUSSO FAMILYは永遠だ!! (lit: Russo Family is everlasting! >.>)
Page 45 Ladd: Didn't I say before? 言ったろ？ SFX: pann x 5 (bang x 5)
Page 46 Ladd: Ki~lling is こぉ～いうのを殺すのが (?)
Ladd: So- much- fun--♪ たぁーのしぃーからさぁー♪
Page 47 Placid: Ooh…
Placid: Guh…
SFX: Baa (turn), gachii x 4 (click x 4)
Ladd: …Hmph—
Page 48 Ladd: Before the feast, my stomach’s Feeling a little hungry ご馳走の前たし ちょっと 腹 空かせとくかぁ
Lua: You’re the worst, Ladd 最低ね ラッドって
Ladd: You dislike me this much? お前はそんな俺が好きなんだろ？
Page 49-50 Ladd: No--w let’s go! さぁ行くか
To love the pitiful passengers like they're cattle [for slaughter] 憐れな乗客たらを 家畜のように 愛でてやろう
To hate them like they're maggots 蛆虫のように 憎んでやろう
To love 愛をもって
To hate 怒りをもって
To thoroughly, thoroughly crush them Am I right? 丁寧に丁寧にする潰してやろう じゃあないか
Haha…
Buahhaa!
Hahahahahahaha!
Mangaka's note
Shooting Placid dead
While planning the meeting in the first chapter, because I felt there was no need for Placid to enter the scene again, I said to Tantou-san, “should we kill off Placid?” *laugh* PLACIDが再登場すろとは思ってもみなかったので、担当さんと「PLACID殺しちゃいましょうか」とか話してました(笑)